「21歲的時候,我的期望跌至零。自此之後,一切都是意外收穫。」
“My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.”
「有生命,就有希望。」
“While there’s life, there is hope”
「我的目標很簡單,就是要完全明白整個宇宙,它為何如此,它為何存在。」
“My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.”
「令我驚訝的是,我們今天對物理、空間、宇宙、存在哲學、目的和最終目的地等的討論都不感興趣。這是一個瘋狂的世界,要保持好奇心。」
“It surprises me how disinterested we are today about things like physics, space, the universe and philosophy of our existence, our purpose, our final destination. It’s a crazy world out there. Be curious.”
「物質能逃出黑洞,甚至通向另一個宇宙。假如你認為自己身處黑洞,請記住,總有路走出來,別放棄。」
“Things can get out of a black hole both on the outside and possibly to another universe. So if you feel you are in a black hole, don’t give up – there’s a way out.”
「宇宙其中一個基本原則是沒有什麼是完美的。完美根本不存在……沒有缺陷,我和你都不會存在」
“One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn’t exist…..Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist”
「第一,記住抬頭看星而不是低頭看你的腳;第二,不要放棄工作,工作令你有意義和目的,如果沒有它,人生變得虛空;第三,如果你有幸找到真愛,記住它的存在,不要放棄它。」
“One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don’t throw it away.
「如果生活沒有了樂趣,便是一場悲劇。」
“Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny.”
「無論生命讓你面對多大困難,不讓自己怨憤是非常重要的,因為當你不能嘲笑自己和人生,那你就是失去了希望。」
“It’s also important not to become angry, no matter how difficult life is, because you can lose all hope if you can’t laugh at yourself and at life in general.”